5 ways Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho are tactically different

2) Pep's possession based attack vs Mourinho's counter-attack

Mourinho has a counter attacking style of play while Pep prefers possession

Pep Guardiola has a philosophy of possession-based football since his early days as a manager. The former Barcelona player prefers this style of play as it allows his team to control the game.

Manchester City have dominated possession in all their games this season and a successful pass completion rate certainly helps the cause. Each of City's players, including Bravo, is capable of picking out the right passes and keeping the ball.

United look to wait in their own half and retrieve the ball through interceptions and tackles. As soon as they win the ball, the Red Devils break into a fast counter-attack. With the pace of Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford upfront and the technique of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, they look to turn defence into attack in a few moments.

This has been Mourinho's tactics against all possession based teams over the years and it has worked for him more than once.